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Pakistan's legendary Abdul Sattar Edhi dies at 88

The man often referred to as “Pakistan’s Mother Teresa” has died at a Karachi hospital.

09 Jul 2016 05:44 GMT

Prominent Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi has died from renal failure, his family has said. He was 88.

Earlier on Friday, Faisal Edhi told a news conference that his father was in critical condition at the intensive care unit of a Karachi hospital.

His condition took a turn for the worse in the afternoon when he faced difficulty breathing while undergoing dialysis at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation. Doctors had put Edhi on a ventilator, his son Faisal said.

Edhi's war was against prejudice, cruelty. No politics, no fatwas, no greed. Just humanity for the sake of humanity. pic.twitter.com/i8jLW2UfuZ